pliisu
Finnish
Etymology
Probably from dialectal Swedish bliso (“full of light spots or splotches”), from bläs.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpliːsu/, [ˈpliːs̠u]
- Rhymes: -iːsu
- Syllabification(key): plii‧su
Adjective
pliisu (comparative pliisumpi, superlative pliisuin)
- (colloquial) mediocre, bland, boring
Declension
| Inflection of pliisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pliisu | pliisut | |
| genitive | pliisun | pliisujen | |
| partitive | pliisua | pliisuja | |
| illative | pliisuun | pliisuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pliisu | pliisut | |
| accusative | nom. | pliisu | pliisut |
| gen. | pliisun | ||
| genitive | pliisun | pliisujen | |
| partitive | pliisua | pliisuja | |
| inessive | pliisussa | pliisuissa | |
| elative | pliisusta | pliisuista | |
| illative | pliisuun | pliisuihin | |
| adessive | pliisulla | pliisuilla | |
| ablative | pliisulta | pliisuilta | |
| allative | pliisulle | pliisuille | |
| essive | pliisuna | pliisuina | |
| translative | pliisuksi | pliisuiksi | |
| instructive | — | pliisuin | |
| abessive | pliisutta | pliisuitta | |
| comitative | — | pliisuine | |
| Possessive forms of pliisu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pliisuni | pliisumme |
| 2nd person | pliisusi | pliisunne |
| 3rd person | pliisunsa | |
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- lipsui, sipuli